Tay Hohoff, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Tay Hohoff

American literary editor and author

Date of Birth: 03-Jul-1898

Date of Death: 05-Jan-1974

Profession: novelist

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Therese von Hohoff Torrey ("Tay Hohoff") (July 3, 1898 — January 5, 1974) was an American literary editor with the publishing firm J.
B.
Lippincott & Co..
Strong-willed and forceful, she worked closely with author Harper Lee over the course of nearly three years to give final shape to her classic novel To Kill A Mockingbird.
After the commercial and literary success of the novel, she shielded Harper Lee from the intense pressure to write another one.
She retired from a senior editorial position at the firm in 1973 and died the following year.